Game #5398
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Lost
23rd (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Championship
Reading
Attendance: 20,144
Madejski Stadium
Reading
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 87’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Conor Hourihane grabs a consolation for 23rd placed Villa, 15 August 2017
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
🟨 | 27’ Booking, André Green
🔁 | 29’ Sub off, Scott Hogan, Sub on, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🟨 | 37’ Booking, Conor Hourihane
🕒 | HT Reading 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 0-1, Own Goal, Glenn Whelan
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-2, (Reading), Modou Barrow
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Ritchie De Laet, Sub on, Alan Hutton
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Josh Onomah, Sub on, Albert Adomah
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 1-2, Conor Hourihane, Assist by Gabriel Agbonlahor
🕒 | FT Reading 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa collapse to 23rd in the table without a win in three and concerns mount that a promotion challenge is beyond Steve Bruce’s men already.
Recently departed Leandro Bacuna sat on the bench for his new club Reading.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Reading
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Reading
Previous 5 vs. Reading: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2017-18 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Game | #3 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Steve Bruce | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: Kevin Friend | 🏴 | Leicester, 2003-2022
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 8 🟥 16 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Friend | 🏴 | Leicester, 2003-2022
Matches Officiated: 16
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 16 Apr 16, Villa 0-1 United (a)
Incidents: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Simon Bennett, Matt Wilkes
TEAM NEWS
Steve Bruce brings in Ritchie De Laet for his first start of the season along with André Green and Birkir Bjarnason as Henri Lansbury, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ahmed Elmohamady (injury) drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 27.37 |
Oldest Player: CB John Terry | 🏴 | 36.71 |
Youngest Player: W André Green | 🏴 | 19.07 |
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
CB John Terry | 🏴 |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W André Green | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Jaap Stam | 🇳🇱 |
Reading
GK Vito Mannone | 🇮🇹 |
LB Tyler Blackett | 🏴 |
CB Paul McShane | 🇮🇪 |
CB Liam Moore | 🇯🇲 | (🟨)
RB Chris Gunter | 🏴 |
M Joey van den Berg | 🇳🇱 | (M George Evans | 🏴 |)
M John Swift | 🏴 |
M Pelle Clement | 🇳🇱 |
M Liam Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
W Adrian Popa | 🇧🇪 | (W Garath McCleary | 🇯🇲 | (🟨))
W Modou Barrow | 🇬🇲 | (⚽) (W Roy Beerens | 🇳🇱 |)
Manager: Jaap Stam | 🇳🇱 |
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/14
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🔥 | for CF Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | 29’ |
🔁 RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | for RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | 63’ |
🔁 W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | for M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | 77’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M George Evans | 🏴 | for W Adrian Popa | 🇧🇪 | 70’ |
🔁 | W Garath McCleary | 🇯🇲 | 🟨 | for M Joey van den Berg | 🇳🇱 | 70’ |
🔁 | W Roy Beerens | 🇳🇱 | for W Modou Barrow | 🇬🇲 | 77’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 |
RB James Bree | 🏴 |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Anssi Jaakkola | 🇫🇮 |
CB Tiago Ilori (ex) | 🇵🇹 |
M Leandro Bacuna (ex) | 🇨🇼 |
CF Joseph Mendes | 🇬🇼 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £26.37m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £7.20m
Team Cost: £33.57m
Squad Cost: £40.27m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/18
Homegrown: 2/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | £0.49m |
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 | Loan |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | £4.05m |
RB James Bree | 🏴 | £3.15m |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | £2.07m |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | Exchange |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | £8.37m |
CB John Terry | 🏴 | Free |
CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 | Free |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | £3.15m |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | £3.06m |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 | £1.80m |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | £1.53m |
M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | Loan |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | £3.15m |
W André Green | 🏴 | Youth |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | £9.45m |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | Youth |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £9.06m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 3/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £0.86m
Team Cost: £9.92m
Squad Cost: £14.91m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/18
Homegrown: 1/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Vito Mannone | 🇮🇹 | £1.98m |
GK Anssi Jaakkola | 🇫🇮 | Free |
RB Chris Gunter | 🏴 | £2.57m |
LB Tyler Blackett | 🏴 | £1.54m |
CB Tiago Ilori (ex) | 🇵🇹 | £3.70m |
CB Liam Moore | 🇯🇲 | £0.99m |
CB Paul McShane | 🇮🇪 | Free |
M Leandro Bacuna (ex) | 🇨🇼 | £1.29m |
M Liam Kelly | 🇮🇪 | Youth |
M Joey van den Berg | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M John Swift | 🏴 | Free |
M Pelle Clement | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M George Evans | 🏴 | Free |
W Modou Barrow | 🇬🇲 | £1.46m |
W Roy Beerens | 🇳🇱 | £0.86m |
W Adrian Popa | 🇧🇪 | £0.52m |
W Garath McCleary | 🇯🇲 | Free |
CF Joseph Mendes | 🇬🇼 | Free |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 4 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | Deportivo
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | Atalanta
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 | MK Dons
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | Marseille
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 38%
Possession A | 62%
Shots F | 6
Shots A | 11
Shots on Target F | 2
Shots on Target A | 5
Corners F | 1
Corners A | 4
Fouls F | 9
Fouls A | 9
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*Sky Sports*
Tuesday, 15 August 2017